- Remote, United States
- Remote
- Full-time · Mid
As a Flexibles Research Engineer, you will accelerate the company’s growth objectives by building the technical knowledge, research platforms, and external technology pipeline that enable the R&D and Account Development Engineers to move faster and make better-informed decisions. In this role, you will investigate fundamental material and package performance questions, identify emerging technologies and adjacent solutions, design efficient screening methods, and translate findings into actionable guidance for the Technology Team.
Compensation
The annual base salary range for this role is from $XX to $YY, plus an annual target bonus of ZZ% of base salary.
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute research programs that address fundamental technical questions behind priority growth platforms, customer needs, and technology roadmaps
- Provide backend scientific and engineering support through literature reviews, hypothesis development, experimental design, material characterization, data interpretation, failure analysis, and technical recommendations
- Convert research findings into design rules, test methods, reference datasets, and decision tools that can be applied across multiple projects
- Monitor emerging materials, processes, equipment, analytical methods, and adjacent market technologies and identify options with potential strategic value
- Create laboratory and benchtop screening approaches that help teams compare technologies before committing resources to pilot or production work
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Science, Packaging, Plastics, or Chemistry